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NDDC empowers Niger Delta youths with technical skills
Eagle Online
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July 6, 2025
The Niger Delta Development Commission has launched a comprehensive technical skills acquisition programme to equip participants with practical in-demand skills. Speaking at the official flag-off of the programme in Port Harcourt, the NDDC...
NGO sensitises Niger IDPs on waste management, environmental risks
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 6, 2025
The Esteemed Hub Foundation, in partnership with Education as a Vaccine and other development organisations under the AACJ Project, has carried out an environmental sensitisation campaign at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Gwada,...
Smuggling bids foiled Narcotics, exotic wildlife, gold worth over Rs 11 cr seized in a day at Mumbai airport
The Indian Express
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July 6, 2025
Multiple smuggling attempts were thwarted and four persons were arrested at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport on Saturday by Mumbai Customs officials, who also seized items worth over Rs 11 crore that included nearly 10...
PIA: PWDs Demand Inclusion In Niger Delta Host Community Board
Leadership
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July 6, 2025
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has called for the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the advisory board of host communities’ trust funds under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in the Niger Delta. The executive...
Mumbai Customs Seizes Hydroponic Weed, Exotic Wildlife And Gold Worth Over ₹11 Crore At CSMI Airport
Free Press Journal
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Raccoon (Procyon Lotor) – (01 Nos. Alive ,03 Nos. Dead) 2. Black Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) – (03 Nos. Dead) | Mumbai: On the duty of 5 July , the officers at Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, made a seizure of Hydroponic weed...
Hydroponic weed, wildlife and gold worth over Rs 11 crore seized from 4 fliers
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 6, 2025
Acting on specific intelligence, Mumbai Customs officers intercepted an Indian national arriving from Bangkok. Upon examination of the passenger's baggage and a personal search, 9.662 kilograms of hydroponic weed (marijuana), worth Rs 9.662 crore...
Zimbabwe launches wildlife translocation programme to restore biodiversity at national park
New Zimbabwe
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July 5, 2025
By Mary Taruvinga ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has announced the implementation of a comprehensive wildlife transformation programme. The exercise is aimed at improving the biodiversity in one of its major game...
Niger to establish fruit market in Minna
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 2, 2025
The Niger State Government has announced plans to establish a dedicated fruit market in Minna aimed at boosting agriculture, stimulating the state’s economy, and alleviating poverty in both rural and urban areas. Governor Mohammed Bago made the...
Zimparks begins multi-year wildlife relocation to Matusadona
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 5, 2025
News / National by Staff reporter 4 hrs ago | Views The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), in collaboration with the African Parks Network and the Matusadona Conservation Trust, has embarked on an ambitious wildlife...
Niger Delta Communities Battle Diarrhoea, Scabies, Acute Hunger, Insecurity Caused By Oil Spill, Pipeline Vandalism, Neglect [Part 1]
Sahara Reporters
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It was a Monday morning, cloudy, and it seemed like rain was about to fall when SaharaReporters entered the Ayamasa community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, in the oil-rich Niger Delta, Nigeria. Just at the bank of the river...
Energy Standoff Between France and Niger : Somair on the Brink of Bankruptcy
Tunisie Numerique
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July 4, 2025
Tensions are mounting between France and Niger over the strategically vital uranium sector. French company Orano, 90% owned by the French state and specialized in nuclear fuel, sounded the alarm on Thursday: its Nigerien subsidiary, Somair, is on...
Niger Delta: CSOs, Bayelsa traditional ruler kick against divestment of oil assets
Tribune Online
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June 30, 2025
Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) led by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in collaboration with Social Action on Monday kicked against the divestment of oil assets in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The coalition who...
Climate Watch: FG unveils flood insurance policy
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
Climate change directly affects our communities, health, and livelihoods. Yet, media coverage often prioritises politics and business over climate-related stories, leaving crucial environment news under-reported. Climate Watch seeks to bridge this...
Niger Delta women, youths build agripreneur skills under LIFE-ND
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
Women and youths in Niger Delta region have commenced training in a scheme aimed to reduce youth unemployment, enhance food security, and empower rural families across the Niger Delta through sustainable agriculture and agribusiness. Over 1,050...
A Brighter Future for the Niger Delta: Turning Promises into Protection
This Day
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July 4, 2025
By Dr. Michael Kabi As Nigeria prepares to adopt the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Safety and Environmental Regulations (MDPSER) 2025, a critical opportunity has emerged—not just to refine petroleum safety rules, but to rewrite a long and...
Climate Change Affecting The Entire Ecosystem
The Nigerian Voice
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The more than 853-kilometer Nigerian coastline is especially susceptible to its effects. The aquatic ecosystems in Nigeria are affected. It is a problem with many effects, ranging from ocean acidification and biodiversity loss to rising sea levels...
Niger: Nomadic Affairs Ministry calls for peace, unity
Tribune Online
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June 29, 2025
The Niger State Ministry of Nomadic and Pastoral Affairs, under the leadership of Honourable Commissioner Umar Ahmed Sanda Rebe Jauron Minna, has expressed deep concern over the recurring clashes between farmers and pastoralist communities in...
Niger gov calls for collaboration between private, public sectors to mitigate flood disasters
Tribune Online
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June 28, 2025
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has called for closer collaboration between the private and public sectors to address climate change issues and invest in infrastructure for water harvesting. The Governor made the call at the Niger State...
Niger: Gov Bago donates of N100m to Yahaya Abubakar Endowment Fund
Tribune Online
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June 28, 2025
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has showered encomiums on the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar. Governor Umaru Bago hailed the Etsu Nupe during a colloquium on agriculture...
NUPRC: Niger Delta Host Communities Have Received N98bn, $150m From Oil Firms under HCDF
Arise News
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July 3, 2025
Host oil communities in the Niger Delta have so far received N98 billion as well as $150 million as their 3 per cent share of the Host Communities Development Fund (HCDF), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) revealed on...